Garage Door Opener 1 Horsepower

Designed to lift even the heaviest custom garage doors it has a rugged i beam rail and chassis support bracket and offers a 2 speed dual sprocket customizable to door.

Garage door opener 1 horsepower. One car garages with steel doors only need a 1 2 horsepower garage door opener. Oversized doors and one piece doors may require 3 4 1 or 1 horsepower garage door openers. Ratings ranging from 1 2 horsepower to 1 1 2 horsepower are typical for residential models. There are three levels of horsepower found in most garage doors.

Compare click to add item performax 1 2 hp belt drive garage door opener to the compare list. Add to list click to add item performax 1 2 hp belt drive garage door opener to your list. Heavier or one piece doors may require higher horsepower openers. Two car garages or one car garages with insulated or wooden doors need at least a 3 4 horsepower garage door opener.

Where it really shines as a high end garage door opener is in the features category. For example if you would like to lift a double garage door one might suggest using a 1 2 horsepower because the door is heavier and larger. Garages with carriage doors should opt for 1 hp garage door openers or higher. Horsepower is really just a starting point for garage door openers.

1 3 hp openers are ideal for lightweight single garage doors while 2 hp garage door openers are made for the heaviest commercial garage doors. 1 3 will be able to lift a one car garage door 1 2 is best for dual car or sectional doors around 300 pounds and 3 4 up to 1 5. This powerful garage door opener has the equivalent of 1 and horsepower giving extra lifting power to the belt drive system. Get free shipping on qualified 1 hp garage door openers or buy online pick up in store today in the doors windows department.

Garage openers with higher horsepower use less effort to operate and minimize wear and tear on the motor. The horsepower needed for your garage door opener is dependent on whether or not you want a long lasting opener verses replacing it every few cycles or the size of the door. If you have a sectional double car garage door a 1 2 horsepower motor should be sufficient but a higher power model will operate with less effort and less wear and tear on the motor. The less powerful option you can find is 1 3 hp and the most powerful garage door opener horsepower available is 2 hp.

It can lift even heavy paneled garage doors according to users. The liftmaster 3595 3 4 hp heavy duty chain drive garage door opener is one of the only three professionally installed garage door openers with 3 4 horsepower strength. Look into horsepower garage openers if you have standard aluminum doors.